Banmauk or Bamauk ( shn, ဝဵင်းမၢၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇ) is a town in the

Sagaing Division Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and lon ...

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. It is connected by road to Pinlebu which links with Phaungbyin and

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. The township is home to the Shan, Kadu and Kanan

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, and the region has witnessed fighting between the

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and the government troops. There is a famous mount called Santlon. Santlon is Shan Language. It means "Great Elephant".

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Satellite map of Banmauk
''Maplandia'' Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Katha District Banmauk Township {{KathaMM-geo-stub